Rope and cable clamp



June 10; 1924. 1,496,988

A. F. JEANBLANC ET AL ROPE AND CABLE CLAMP Filed Sept. 29. 1923' Patented June 10, 1924. i i

UNITED STATEs ABEL 'r. JEANBLANC AND SWAN A. sANDBEnG, or LEE CENTER, ILLINOIS;

ROPE AND CABLE CLAMP.

7 Application filed September 29, 1923. Serial No. 665,545.

To all whom it may conce n Be it known that we, ABEL F. JEANBLANC and SWAN A. SANDBERG, citizens of the United States, residing at Lee Center, in the county of Lee and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rope and Cable Clamps, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to devices for tying, fastening or clamping ropes, cables and the like, and has for its principal object, the provision of a simple device which may be quickly and easily slipped onto a rope or cable for positively and securely fastening one end in a slip connection to a. stake, hook or any part to which it is desired to fasten the rope or cable.

Another objectis to provide a device of this kind constructed in such simple manner as to enable production thereof at a comparatively low cost.

Referring to the drawing,-

Figure 1 is a front view of a rope or cable clamp embodying our invention;

Fig. 2 is a section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; and f Fig. 3 is a. perspective view of the clamp element per se.

Our improved rope or cable clamp may be used wherever it is desired to fasten one end of a rope or cable to another object, the rope being simply passed around or through the object as the case may be. It should be understood that the words rope and cable are used synonymously herein and that the present example is for purpose of illustration merely.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, it will be observed that the clamp body is formed of side walls 4 and 5, which for purpose of clarity will be referred to as front and back walls, joined by end walls 6, preferably curved on a radius slightly larger than that of the rope or cable. This body is open from end to end so that the rope may be passed freely therethrough. The inside width of the body at one end is somewhat over two diameters of the rope and the end walls 6 diverge toward the opposite end, making this end considerably wider, as is plainly shown in the drawing. The back wall 5 has an opening'lO therethrough disposed midway between the end walls, and the front wall is preferably formed with locating recesses 7 and 8 in its opposite edges, as clearly shown.

' In applying this clamp, it will be slipped over one end of the rope or cable, and this end will be turned back on itself forming a loop 9 adapted to be passed around, through or over the object to which the rope is to be fastened. The terminal end portion of the rope will then be passed back through sufficiently to leave a projecting end 13, as shown in Fig. 2. By pulling upwardly on the loo-p 9 or drawing the loop tight about the object to which it is to be fastened, the looped portion 12 of the rope will be drawn tightly about the wall 4:, and the end portion 13 of the rope will be clamped or wedged at 14 between the recess 8 and the upper edge of the opening 6, so as to prevent withdrawal of said end 13 from said opening and thus securely bind the terminal portion of the rope in the clamp body.

It will be observed that while the terminal end portion of the rope is securely held in the clamp body, the portion 15 of the rope is free to pass lengthwise through the body for drawing the loop 9 tight on the object. It will be manifest that a rope and cable clamp of this kind may be quickly applied, as it is not necessary to knot the rope or to employ extraneous fastening elements or devices other than the single-part clamp body. The fastening may be easily removed by simply reversing the movement of the rope with respect to the clamp body,

as will be obvious.

It is believed that the foregoing conveys a clear understanding of our invention, and it should be understood that changes might be made in the shape, size and proportions of the clamp body without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

We claim:

1. A rope and cable clamp comprising a body having front and back walls joined by end walls which diverge at one end, the body beingopen from end to end so that two lengths of rope may be passed therethrough side by side leaving a loop extending from the diverging end of the body, the back wall having an opening therethrough,

and one terminal portion of the rope being looped-around the front Wall and passed through said opening so as to bind between the latter and the front Wallwhen the ex- 5 tendedloop is drawn taut. 2. A rope and cable clamp comprising, a body having a through opening for the reception of two lengths of; ropeside bynside,

leaving a loop extending from one end, one 10 Wall of saidlbody having Ian openingtherethrough intermediate the lengths of rope, whereby the terminal portion of one of said lengths of rope may be looped around one side Wall of the body and passed between both lengths ofrope' andthrough said open- 15 111g in the vall so as to be clamped when the extended loop is drawn taut.

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